केतु
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
केतु m
- Devanagari script form of ketu (“banner”)
Declension
Declension table of "केतु" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | केतु (ketu) | केतवो (ketavo) or केतू (ketū) |
| Accusative (second) | केतुं (ketuṃ) | केतवो (ketavo) or केतू (ketū) |
| Instrumental (third) | केतुना (ketunā) | केतूहि (ketūhi) or केतूभि (ketūbhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | केतुस्स (ketussa) or केतुनो (ketuno) | केतूनं (ketūnaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | केतुस्मा (ketusmā) or केतुम्हा (ketumhā) | केतूहि (ketūhi) or केतूभि (ketūbhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | केतुस्स (ketussa) or केतुनो (ketuno) | केतूनं (ketūnaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | केतुस्मिं (ketusmiṃ) or केतुम्हि (ketumhi) | केतूसु (ketūsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | केतु (ketu) | केतवे (ketave) or केतवो (ketavo) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- কেতু (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬾᬢᬸ (Balinese script)
- কেতু (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰸𑰝𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑁂𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- ကေတု (Burmese script)
- કેતુ (Gujarati script)
- ਕੇਤੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑍇𑌤𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦺꦠꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂵𑂞𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಕೇತು (Kannada script)
- កេតុ (Khmer script)
- ເກຕຸ (Lao script)
- കേതു (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᡝᢠᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘹𑘝𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠧᢐᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧚𑦽𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐾𑐟𑐸 (Newa script)
- କେତୁ (Odia script)
- ꢒꢾꢡꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆼𑆠𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖸𑖝𑖲 (Siddham script)
- කෙතු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩔𑩫𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚲𑚙𑚰 (Takri script)
- கேது (Tamil script)
- కేతు (Telugu script)
- เกตุ (Thai script)
- ཀེ་ཏུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒹𑒞𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨄𑨙𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kaytúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kaytúš, from Proto-Indo-European *koyt-ú-s, from *keyt- (“shine, glow”), whence also चित्र (citrá).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɐj.tú/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /keː.t̪u/
Noun
केतु • (ketú) stem, m
- bright appearance, clearness, brightness
- (in the plural) rays of light
- lamp, flame, torch
- day-time
- apparition, form, shape
- sign, mark, ensign, flag, banner
- a chief, leader, eminent person
- intellect, judgement, discernment
- any unusual or striking phenomenon, comet, meteor, falling star
- Ketu: the dragon's tail or descending node (considered in astronomy as the 9th planet, and in mythology as the body of the demon Saiṃhikeya which was severed from the head or Rahu by Vishnu at the churning of the ocean, but was rendered immortal by having tasted the अमृत (amṛ́ta))
- disease (L.)
- an enemy (L.)
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | केतुः (ketúḥ) | केतू (ketū́) | केतवः (ketávaḥ) |
| accusative | केतुम् (ketúm) | केतू (ketū́) | केतून् (ketū́n) |
| instrumental | केतुना (ketúnā) केत्वा¹ (ketvā́¹) |
केतुभ्याम् (ketúbhyām) | केतुभिः (ketúbhiḥ) |
| dative | केतवे (ketáve) केत्वे¹ (ketvé¹) |
केतुभ्याम् (ketúbhyām) | केतुभ्यः (ketúbhyaḥ) |
| ablative | केतोः (ketóḥ) केत्वः¹ (ketváḥ¹) |
केतुभ्याम् (ketúbhyām) | केतुभ्यः (ketúbhyaḥ) |
| genitive | केतोः (ketóḥ) केत्वः¹ (ketváḥ¹) |
केत्वोः (ketvóḥ) | केतूनाम् (ketūnā́m) |
| locative | केतौ (ketaú) | केत्वोः (ketvóḥ) | केतुषु (ketúṣu) |
| vocative | केतो (kéto) | केतू (kétū) | केतवः (kétavaḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- → Bengali: কেতু (ketu)
- → Burmese: ကိတ် (kit)
- → Chinese: 計都 / 计都
- → Vietnamese: Kế Đô
- → Gujarati: કેતુ (ketu)
- → Hindi: केतु (ketu)
- → Indonesian: Ketu
- → Kannada: ಕೇತು (kētu)
- → Khmer: កេតុ (keetoʼ)
- → Punjabi: ਕੇਤੂ (ketū, “comet, meteor”)
- → Marathi: केतू (ketū)
- → Tamil: கேது (kētu)
- → Telugu: కేతు (kētu)
- → Thai: เกตุ (gèet)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “केतु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 309, column 1.